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Patricia A. Higgins
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Program of Research:
- Adult Failure to Thrive
- Long-term Ventilator Patients
- Geriatrics
- Philosophic Inquiry
Research Projects:
- Principal Investigator, "Adult Failure to Thrive in Long-Term Ventilator Patients," National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health. RO1 NR05005-01A2, 2001-2005.
- Co-Investigator, "A Comparison of Two Models of Hospice and Palliative Care," Thomas Hornick, MD, Principal Investigator, Geriatric Research and Education Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2001.
- Co-Principal Investigator, "Using the Computer Patient Record System (CPRS) to Improve Medication Management." Thomas Hornick, MD, Co-PI, VISN 10 Geriatric Research and Education Clinical Center (GRECC), Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Pilot Testing, 2004.
Training Projects:
- Core Faculty, "Geriatric Investment Program," Beverly Roberts, Program Director, John A. Hartford Foundation, 2001-2004.
- Member, Evaluation Team, "Academic Careers in Engineering and Science (ACES)." Advance Institutional Transformation Award, NSF, Lynn Singer, Principal Investigator, 2003-2008.
Education Interests:
- Nursing Theory
- Philosophic Inquiry
- Research Methodology
Educational Background:
- Diploma, Nursing, Henry Ford Hospital School of Nursing, Detroit, MI
- BSN, Nursing, University of Akron, Akron, OH
- MSN, Community Health Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Cleveland, OH
- PhD, Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Cleveland, OH